FIVE SECOND STORIES

In the Neighborhood: Summer Rain

The final day under the heat dome with temps in the 90's brought a front with storms. Before they arrived, folks were at the Diner taking care of business. We discovered that another Chuckette has not left and the two were having a bite:

A BigTail in a patch of sunlight:
 

It's warm and muggy-the Chuck family on their apartment porches:

 

Family portraits:

My Watergirl picked up some nice sun on her face from her latest swim this week at Lake Lansing. She had returned from working in the air conditioned splendor of her office. Time for a cold one! 

It was roasty-toasty so I wasn't wearing much:

Buddy was sprawled out on the floor-Mr. Curly-tail:

With storms approaching from the darkened SW sky, he went out over to our neighbors despite my warnings:

He came back in just as the storm arrived. The temps dropped as the outflow storm winds hit: 

Followed by rain:

You can barely see the Farm Bureau complex on the other side of the honeysuckle. Temps were down into the low 70's and we opened the house up. It was refreshing and we got a good night's sleep.

This morning there was a lot of leaf litter. Johnny had a couple of decent-sized limbs down in his front yard. Between late yesterday and storms overnight, we received .8" of rain.

We have baby toms!

 

 

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Fun Vids:

Australian Riflebird mating dance: what some guys gotta do to get a girl! 

The Riflebird version of a Fan Dance: 

Australian Hanging Rock:

Hanging Rock is a rare geologic formation. Some may remember the 1975 film, based on a 1967 novel, about the disappearance of 3 schoolgirls who were there on a field trip. Interesting vid-not only about the geology, but its place in Aborigine culture and the rather mysterious origin story of the book. The author claimed the story came to her in a series of dreams. She also claimed that clocks stopped in her presence. 

Man, direct from the Twilight Zone. Great concept but disturbing if:

a. she truly believed this 

b. this phenomenon is 100% factual

Yikes! 

MADads: 

Latest K-Y Jelly, Ultragel, ad has the tagline "the best is yet to come". (oh, pulleeze-eyeroll) 

A company who sells large format photographs for urban dwellers who are minimalists. The ad shows an apartment in a major high-rise, with a lot of windows. These photographs dominate the room. What I found curious is the selection-plenty of nature shots but also alpha male images: 

Bond, James Bond from Dr. No

Muhammad Ali standing over Sonny Liston, 1965

One man has just brutally struck down another man, standing over him with a violent grimace on his face. Can you imagine, having a space in the clouds with this photo as the feature of your living room? 

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Weird shit: 

Still from the Canadian mockumentary TV series Trailer Park Boys-a Drunken Santa who wears a white plastic bag for a beard:
 

He'd fit right in with the current administration. There's an opening at FEMA: Gregg Phillips, who claims he had teleported to a Waffle House has been canned. Buh bye!

FUBARland:

Three US presidents died on July 4: Thomas Jefferson, John Adams, James Monroe. We couldn't be so lucky.